Oil paint fumes
Tina Mammoser
> *** post for FREE via your newsreader at post.newsfeed.com ***
>
> I don't mind the linseed smell, but I made a medium with oil, damar
> varnish, and turpenoid and after a while it made my eyes burn. It was
> nasty. I am going to oil paint only outdoors from now on. The fumes
> give me greater appreciation for acrylics and drawing materials, but I
> still want to give oil painting a good shot before I decide to give up
> on it. How do you guys deal with oil paint fumes?
>
> -----= Posted via Newsfeed.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =-----
> http://www.newsfeed.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World!
> -----== 100,000 Groups! - 19 Servers! - Unlimited Download! =-----
>
All mediums and solvents should be kept covered. Uncover only to use,
then cover again. (also, some people have been known to be allegic to
turpenoid). Try not using medium and use oil spike of lavender to clean
your brushes.
Tina.
--
********************
--Colorist expressionist contemporary landscapes direct from the
artist!--
HTTP://WWW.TINA-M.COM
mailto:ti...@tina-m.com
-----Limited editions and original prints from London artists!-----
HTTP://WWW.BRIGHTNEWART.COM
mailto:ti...@brightnewart.com
********************
Paul Mesken
wrote:
>I don't mind the linseed smell, but I made a medium with oil, damar
>varnish, and turpenoid and after a while it made my eyes burn. It was
>nasty. I am going to oil paint only outdoors from now on. The fumes
>give me greater appreciation for acrylics and drawing materials, but I
>still want to give oil painting a good shot before I decide to give up
>on it. How do you guys deal with oil paint fumes?
Some people seem to be more sensitive to the chemicals typically used
in oil painting than others. This might indeed be a good reason to
change material. The only stuff that makes my eyes hurt is ammonia
(when cleaning a panel) and acetone (I always like to sniff new
chemicals to see how they smell, in this case it was a big mistake :-)
Opening a window might help. Working not too close with your eyes on
your work might help also (especially when the work is put level and
all the fumes rise straight into your eyes).
Paul Mesken
wrote:
>Richard wrote:
>
>> *** post for FREE via your newsreader at post.newsfeed.com ***
>>
>> I don't mind the linseed smell, but I made a medium with oil, damar
>> varnish, and turpenoid and after a while it made my eyes burn. It was
>> nasty. I am going to oil paint only outdoors from now on. The fumes
>> give me greater appreciation for acrylics and drawing materials, but I
>> still want to give oil painting a good shot before I decide to give up
>> on it. How do you guys deal with oil paint fumes?
>>
>> -----= Posted via Newsfeed.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =-----
>> http://www.newsfeed.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World!
>> -----== 100,000 Groups! - 19 Servers! - Unlimited Download! =-----
>>
>
>All mediums and solvents should be kept covered. Uncover only to use,
>then cover again. (also, some people have been known to be allegic to
>turpenoid). Try not using medium and use oil spike of lavender to clean
>your brushes.
Well, I'm not so sure about using spike lavender oil for cleaning
brushes. There's nothing wrong with ordinary soap and it's a lot
cheaper (I'd even go so far to say it's also better). But indeed :
spike lavender oil is used as an alternative by people who are
allergic to turpentine.
Lauren Foster-MacLeod
> I don't mind the linseed smell, but I made a medium with oil, damar
> varnish, and turpenoid and after a while it made my eyes burn. It was
> nasty. I am going to oil paint only outdoors from now on. The fumes
> give me greater appreciation for acrylics and drawing materials, but I
> still want to give oil painting a good shot before I decide to give up
> on it. How do you guys deal with oil paint fumes?
A friend of mine put an air-return system in, that moved the old air
outside, and circulated clean air in. Now, is that called an air purifier?
I think it involves a fan system built into the window.
Lauren
--
THE BLESSED BEE
www.blessedbee.com
samples/subscription info:
in...@blessedbee.com
Lauren Foster-MacLeod
>
> Some people seem to be more sensitive to the chemicals typically used
> in oil painting than others. This might indeed be a good reason to
> change material. The only stuff that makes my eyes hurt is ammonia
> (when cleaning a panel) and acetone (I always like to sniff new
> chemicals to see how they smell, in this case it was a big mistake :-)
> Opening a window might help. Working not too close with your eyes on
> your work might help also (especially when the work is put level and
> all the fumes rise straight into your eyes).
Yes, while covering the containers for the turps, mediums and varnishes is
a must, (and don't let the used rags pile up, or you'll have a fire on
your hands) and an air-filtering system, I plan to do any oil painting out
of doors, as my studio is up by the bedrooms, and I just can't have the
fumes, etc. up there. I can dry the works in the garage, which locks. Not
sure what I'll do next winter. I'll deal with that when I get there.
What I'd give for a decent studio out of the house!!
Eliska
>
>
>I don't mind the linseed smell, but I made a medium with oil, damar
>varnish, and turpenoid and after a while it made my eyes burn. It was
>nasty. I am going to oil paint only outdoors from now on. The fumes
>give me greater appreciation for acrylics and drawing materials, but I
>still want to give oil painting a good shot before I decide to give up
>on it. How do you guys deal with oil paint fumes?
A fan
Odorless turpentine
mineral spirits instead of turpentine - that doesn't bother me as much
I LOVE the smells of oil painting
Eliska
Chris
"Richard" <koola...@1850.com> wrote in message
news:74q68vkl7drc2o5qe...@4ax.com...
> varnish, and turpenoid and after a while it made my eyes burn. It was
> nasty. I am going to oil paint only outdoors from now on. The fumes
> give me greater appreciation for acrylics and drawing materials, but I
> still want to give oil painting a good shot before I decide to give up
> on it. How do you guys deal with oil paint fumes?
I find linseed oil far more bothersome than turpentine - but to deal with
that I find just keeping fresh air circlating in while I'm painting is
enough; clean up well after, make sure that jars are sealed, and work in
progress or not yet dried gets left on the porch. Linseed soaked rags should
not go into containers (except when you are throwing them out - in which
case make sure they are soaked with water); I hang them on the porch too.
Chris
Paul Mesken
>
>"Richard" <koola...@1850.com> wrote in message
>news:74q68vkl7drc2o5qe...@4ax.com...
>> *** post for FREE via your newsreader at post.newsfeed.com ***
>>
>>
>> I don't mind the linseed smell, but I made a medium with oil, damar
>> varnish, and turpenoid and after a while it made my eyes burn. It was
>> nasty. I am going to oil paint only outdoors from now on. The fumes
>> give me greater appreciation for acrylics and drawing materials, but I
>> still want to give oil painting a good shot before I decide to give up
>> on it. How do you guys deal with oil paint fumes?
>
>
>I find linseed oil far more bothersome than turpentine
Linseed oil? I can imagine some objections to walnut oil but I find my
linseed oil to have a very pleasant soft smell. You do use the right
stuff I hope? (the cold pressed pure deal)
Andrew D
<koola...@1850.com> wrote:
>*** post for FREE via your newsreader at post.newsfeed.com ***
>
>
>I don't mind the linseed smell, but I made a medium with oil, damar
>varnish, and turpenoid and after a while it made my eyes burn. It was
>nasty. I am going to oil paint only outdoors from now on. The fumes
>give me greater appreciation for acrylics and drawing materials, but I
>still want to give oil painting a good shot before I decide to give up
>on it. How do you guys deal with oil paint fumes?
I don't add oil, damar, varnish or turpenoid - or anything else - to my paints.
I use white spirits for washing brushes but this is kept out in the
garage. I still paint in a well-ventilated area.
Andy D.
"I'm a great speller - but a hopless tpyist!"
Chris
"Paul Mesken" <usu...@euronet.nl> wrote in message
news:3qe78vkeo9gq2lt9u...@4ax.com...
It's not that I dislike the smell; in fact I find the odor to be one of
those little plusses to working in oil rather than acrylic. Alas, I seem to
be mildly allergic to it...
Chris
Rich Clancey
+ A fan
+ Odorless turpentine
+ mineral spirits instead of turpentine - that doesn't bother me as much
+ I LOVE the smells of oil painting
Linseed oil on the second day, there's nothing like it. I work at
Mass College of Art, where Turpentine and organic solvents are
strictly forbidden. Odorless Mineral Spirits are used for
everything, -- thinning and cleanup. I did take a painting class
elsewhere where we were required to use turpentine, and damar
varnish, and god nose what else, and I found it repulsive. For
one thing, it drowns out the linseed oil smell...
--
rich clancey r...@world.std.com